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Hm, the original is way better in my opinion. Changing it to black and white did make it look busier.
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The crop is certainly a good idea to try to isolate the subject, but the tree trunk in the upper right is a distraction and is pulling the eye away from the subject bench. A slightly different POV would have been helpful. Perhaps you could selectively boost the contrast of the bench to make it pop against the similarly toned background of ground and leaves. It shows better against the background in the colour version.
Regards.....Dennis